Prof. Dr. med. Alena Buyx
Prof. Dr. med. Alena Buyx

Prof. Dr. med. Alena Buyx

Professor of Ethics in Medicine and Health Technologies, Technical University of Munich

Alena Buyx is Professor of Ethics in Medicine and Health Technologies and Director of the Institute of History and Ethics in Medicine at Technical University of Munich. She is a medical doctor with degrees in philosophy and sociology.
Her research spans the whole field of biomedical and public health ethics and questions of solidarity and justice. In addition to research and teaching, Professor Buyx is active in the political and regulatory aspects of biomedical ethics, sitting on several high-level national and international ethics bodies concerned with policy development and implementation. She was a member of the German Ethics Council from 2016 to 2024 and chaired it from 2020 to 2024. Since April 2024, she serves as a member of the German Federal Government's Expert Council on Health and Resilience.

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